Hand feeding warning

[Jpeff]

So last Thursday I was hand feeding my veiled dexter. Had the roach at eye level. Well when he shot it I got juice or powder in my eye. By Thursday night was little puffy. Woke up Friday eye looked like I done been punched in eye repeatedly. Went to er. They scared me by saying could be salmonella or something like that in eye and could lose sight in eye. Did test couldn't find out what was. So they prescribed stuff to put in eye and gave me a referral for eye specialist. Went there and they checked eye and prescribed something different for eye. Told me should clear up in few days. So today my eye is almost normal again and doesn't hurt. I did flush when happened. But for now on will make sure I hold then further away from face for now on.

 

[Beman]

So last Thursday I was hand feeding my veiled dexter. Had the roach at eye level. Well when he shot it I got juice or powder in my eye. By Thursday night was little puffy. Woke up Friday eye looked like I done been punched in eye repeatedly. Went to er. They scared me by saying could be salmonella or something like that in eye and could lose sight in eye. Did test couldn't find out what was. So they prescribed stuff to put in eye and gave me a referral for eye specialist. Went there and they checked eye and prescribed something different for eye. Told me should clear up in few days. So today my eye is almost normal again and doesn't hurt. I did flush when happened. But for now on will make sure I hold then further away from face for now on.

Hazards of hand feeding chameleons.... so glad your ok.

 

[Jpeff]

Only posted cause I see people put bug on face and stuff. So if they see this maybe they will think twice about it. Was very painful.

 

[nightanole]

Wait till you start feeding caterpillars.

 

[Jpeff]

Wait till you start feeding caterpillars.

What ever I feed now will not be close to face anymore arms reach away. Can't wait to see bills.

 

[Sonny13]

Wow…… luckily you’re alright again.

 

[dinomom]

What ever I feed now will not be close to face anymore arms reach away. Can't wait to see bills.

Arms length is not enough lol. They squirt across the room...

 

[DeremensisBlue]

hmmm, like the time I found myself in the ER to extract a cricket that ran into my ear and got lodged deep inside. Kind of embarrassed explaining to the doctor what happened. But they knew exactly what to do because this happens all the time (!?!?!??!) Apparently it is most often with cockroaches when people are sleeping (double !?!?!??!). This was the first cricket. So, yeah, I am a bit of a trend setter.

So, my reaction to crickets jumping out of the feeder cup and running up my arm has never been the same since.

 

[kinyonga]

Only posted cause I see people put bug on face and stuff. So if they see this maybe they will think twice about it. Was very painful.

Maybe you should wear eye protection when feeding from now on?

 

[Beman]

hmmm, like the time I found myself in the ER to extract a cricket that ran into my ear and got lodged deep inside. Kind of embarrassed explaining to the doctor what happened. But they knew exactly what to do because this happens all the time (!?!?!??!) Apparently it is most often with cockroaches when people are sleeping (double !?!?!??!). This was the first cricket. So, yeah, I am a bit of a trend setter.

So, my reaction to crickets jumping out of the feeder cup and running up my arm has never been the same since.

 

[Jpeff]

Maybe you should wear eye protection when feeding from now on?

Was thinking that. Just going to feed little later when not so high up. Or atleast lower then face

 

[bbyoda]

Wow, sorry this happened to you. Scary stuff!

 

[MissSkittles]

Here you go @Jpeff and @DeremensisBlue

 

[MissSkittles]

I don’t think I’d handle very well having any insect in my ear. I’d probably try sticking pointy things in my ear to kill it and remove it, and that wouldn’t end well.

 

[Morpheo's Mom]

Glad your sight is okay @Jpeff make sure you buy that chameleon feeding suit.

 

[JacksJill]

Sorry to hear this. What supplement was on the roach? I could imagine multi vitamin would be rather irritating.

 

[DeremensisBlue]

I don’t think I’d handle very well having any insect in my ear. I’d probably try sticking pointy things in my ear to kill it and remove it, and that wouldn’t end well.

well, there was a whole lot of drama between the cricket crawling in and the end result of it dead and lodged in my ear. There was a symphony of expletives that turned to pure art when the darn thing actually bit me and there were attempts to drown and entice and then topped off with swearing again. I can guarantee you that there was a whole lot of the story left out in order to save me from embarrassing myself.

 

[Jpeff]

They think it was that or something roach had on it.

 

[Jpeff]

hmmm, like the time I found myself in the ER to extract a cricket that ran into my ear and got lodged deep inside. Kind of embarrassed explaining to the doctor what happened. But they knew exactly what to do because this happens all the time (!?!?!??!) Apparently it is most often with cockroaches when people are sleeping (double !?!?!??!). This was the first cricket. So, yeah, I am a bit of a trend setter.

So, my reaction to crickets jumping out of the feeder cup and running up my arm has never been the same since.

Did it chirp any in ear

 

[GrannyK]

Here you go @Jpeff and @DeremensisBlue View attachment 330529

Those were my thoughts exactly miss skittles, except I’m pretty new to the forum and thought my humor was a bit much, so glad you shared my thoughts!!
Also glad the humans turned out to be ok.